Role and application of accident modification factors within highway design process

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1961, 2006, Pages 65-73

  Lord, Dominique ^a   Bonneson, James A ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CRASHWORTHINESS; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

ACCIDENT MODIFICATION FACTORS (AMF); TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES;

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING;

EID: 33845311825     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1961-08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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